Some of the most ridiculous lawsuits – that were successful.


The Five Types of Personal Injury Plaintiffs
Generally, the personal injury plaintiff fits neatly into one or more of five categories.

Legal Humor Roundup for September 13, 2011
Injury codes for turtle assaults, White Castle sued again, and what to do when reporters come to your office. All in today’s legal humor roundup.

Grabbing Hope from the Jaws of Defeat
I am a lawyer that loses in some facet almost every day of the work-week. But that’s the thing, it’s part of what I bargained for so that I could be in this business.

Buy This Book and Become an Expert Ambulance Chaser. Or Not.
This is not a paid advertisement. This is just me ranting about attorneys masquerading as experts. As a member of a state bar, two federal bars and three bar associations it is unsurprising that my contact information lands in the hands of many different people that want my time and money. Every day at the…

Bitter News, 9-15-09
Headlines from the Bitter Newsroom as disease-causing as your daily shower—but don’t tell the cat: • Former SVP and general counsel of Intel, Bruce Sewell, is the new head of Apple’s legal department. I heard it was the commercials that swung him. [ArsTechnica] • Anything seem super freaking shady about this to anyone? A personal…

Five Steps to Being a Plaintiff Lawyer Machine
Laid off from Biglaw? We know, it’s horrible. The profession has been turned on its head. All that money, that schooling. All the years of suffering those hoards of social invalids and Napoleons in your firm. And now you’re in the poor house. Or maybe not… You can wallow in self-pity, groveling for scraps as…